Brentwood Tribe,

Pretty awesome weekend!!! Record attendance again–more people in our building than ever before. You guys are bringing guests every week despite the crazy parking and space demands. And your guests come back despite the beautiful insanity. Keep it up, because we’re finding creative ways to cram adults and children inside until we go to four services in January. We don’t want one person to not hear and experience the Gospel because of overcrowding. It reminds of the paralyzed guy in Mark 2; his friends ripped open the roof, so he could see Jesus.

About four services, we have almost reached our goal of 400 early adopters; just 60 more to go. Reminder: We’ll see all you PM-people at 6:15p.m. this coming Sunday (11/15) for the pre-launch experiment. It will be the same as the A.M., but with some special sauce.

Finally, here’s a BONUS. My friend Jonathan Carone got this little Top-Ten list started on his blog. I thought I’d share these inside jokes with the Brentwood Tribe:

The Top 10 Ways You Know You Go To Brentwood Church

1. You’ve ever been given free McDonald’s to leave church.
2. You refuse to wash your car before going out on Saturday night because you know how dirty it’ll get on Sunday morning.
3. You have a Freedom 4/24 sticker on your car.
4. Along with your computer, water bottle, book-bag, frying pan, cell phone, and tooth brush.
5. There is always one overly affectionate couple around you during service.
6. You’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered if your v-neck shirt was cut too low…and you’re a guy.
7. You listen to Steve Fee on your way to church and then hear two songs from that album during worship.

8. You’ve ever worn the same dress you wore out with your friends on a Friday night to church on Sunday morning.

9. You’ve described the church as “You know, the one with the rock concert for praise and worship.”
10. You feel like you know every funny or embarrassing thing to ever happen to Jon Dupin.

Thanks Jonathan for making us laugh at ourselves.